If constructive means are not available to satisfy this instinct, man will turn to destructive means.

如果没有建设性的手段来满足这一本能，人类就会采用破坏性的手段。

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Instinct is a kind of primitive life-force, which may be either creative or destructive.

本能是一种原始生命力，而原始生命力既可以是创造性的，也可以是破坏性的。

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